The Hidden Alpha

Chapter 10: First Day Of School

❤ Kara’s POV ❤

I was so thankful that my parents did not wake up when I got home late that night. As I laid in bed, I couldn't stop blushing and smiling as I thought about what happened earlier. I slept right next to Jared in his bed. We didn’t do anything lewd or inappropriate, we just cuddled.

When I woke up, he still had me pinned on the bed with his hand on my waist and my head leaning on his chest. I looked at the time and jumped up when I saw that it was past midnight already. Jared got startled and woke up too and said “What’s wrong?”

Kara: “It’s midnight. I have to get home. My parents are going to kill me!”

Jared: “Relax. I’ll drive you home. Give me a minute.”

He got up and went to the bathroom. When he got out, he was already dressed in a black shirt and black pants. He looks good as always, but he seems to have an affinity towards wearing black clothing.

Jared: “What are you looking at? Do you want to stay here instead? I won’t mind.”

Kara: “Uhm, nothing. I’m going to use the bathroom then we can go.”

I got up to use the bathroom and fixed myself. I got out after a few minutes and we went on our way. I had Jared park his pickup a few meters away from the house so my parents won’t hear the sound of the vehicle. I thanked him for the ride and got out of the pickup to walk home.

I was surprised to see Jared walking with me. I looked at him and said “Where are you going?”

Jared: “I’m walking you home.”

Kara: “This is a safe neighborhood. You don’t have to do that.”

Jared: “Then I’m just getting some fresh air.”

It took a few minutes of walking before I arrived at home. I thanked Jared for the ride and he just looked at me before turning around and leaving without saying anything.

I waited a few seconds before making my way inside our house. I moved slowly and made my way to my room without making a sound. I changed into sleeping clothes and laid down in bed.

I can’t sleep thinking about Jared. What is his deal? Based on how he’s behaving towards me, I am inclined to think that he likes me more than just a friend. Why would he cuddle up to me while sleeping if he just wants to be my friend?

On the other hand, I don’t know him well, so maybe that’s how he treats his friends? If that’s the case, it’s very inappropriate and I don’t want to have anything to do with him in that way.

I am getting so confused because honestly, I am starting to like Jared. He’s actually caring but he’s trying to be cool about it. Everything he does something nice for me, my heart flutters and I am in disbelief. He is a real life tsundere.

I closed my eyes and forced myself to sleep. I still need to wake up early to go pick up my bike before going to work tomorrow.

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Today is the first day of school, and classes start at 7 am, so I had to leave the house at least 20 minutes beforehand so I won’t be late. I get off school at 2:30 pm, and I am heading straight to the diner to work until closing time at 10 pm. It will definitely be tough, but Pearl said I can do my homework when there’s not a lot of customers around. Besides, she already hired two new part timers, so the workload will not be that heavy any more.

One of the things I like about school is that we have a uniform that everyone wears. I won’t have to worry about thinking about what to wear everyday.

The other fashionable students in class like Mariah and her friends though, make it a point to accessorize as much as they could to stand out. Carmela used to laugh at how hard these girls are trying to get people to notice them. I didn’t mind them, and honestly, I didn’t really care what they did with themselves.

I’m not sure how today is going to go particularly since I don’t have friends at school. Tobey is the only one who would talk to me, and sit with me during lunch. However, he has other friends and he’s not able to hang out with me all the time. More often than not, I am all by myself.

Another thing that I am nervous about is seeing Jared. After that night that we cuddled together, I have not seen him again. Leon came into the diner a few times and told me how Jared usually leaves the house early and comes home late. More often than not, they don’t even see each other although they live in the same house. He has told me many times though, that like me, Jared is an incoming senior, and he’s even hoping that we will be in the same class.

As usual, II rode my bike to school and parked it in the available bike rack. Like the other students, I didn’t put a chain on it anymore because there are no thieves in the school. No bike has ever gone missing before. Besides, my bike is an old one and thieves would probably steal the newer ones before they stole mine.

There was a flag ceremony before the class started, and we were asked to line up as the national anthem was played and the Philippine flag was raised. The principal gave some welcoming remarks before we were allowed to go into our classrooms. I was looking around for Jared. Instead, I saw Tobey who is currently with his friends. He waved and smiled at me as he saw me.

I waved and smiled back. I was on my way to our classroom when someone bumped into my back, causing me to fall on the ground. When I looked at who it was, Mariah was laughing with her friends. I looked at her and said “What did you do that for?”

Mariah: “Well, you’re in my way. Don’t be stupid next time and get out of my way.”

The mean girls left before I got the chance to answer back. I sat on the ground as I could feel some pain. I saw that there was a bloody wound on my knee and I hissed as I looked at it.

Tobey appeared by my side not long after and said “Kara? What happened? Why are you sitting on the ground?”

Kara: “It’s nothing. I just fell and hit my knee.”

He looked at my wound and said “Let me help you up and let’s go to the clinic.”

As Tobey was helping me up, I saw Jared leaning by a tree looking intently at me. He looked at Tobey helping me up. I got so annoyed that he didn’t seem to care that I needed help. I wonder if he saw what Mariah did earlier and he didn’t even do anything.

I looked away and paid him no mind anymore as Tobey and I made our way to the clinic. After a few minutes, my wound was cleaned and bandaged. The school nurse gave me a note and Tobey and I made our way to our classroom.

All eyes were on us when we arrived at the classroom. Tobey handed the note to the teacher who then turned to me and asked “Are you okay, Ms. Dela Vega?”

Kara: “Uhm, yes sir. I am.”

Teacher: “You should be more careful next time.”

Kara: “O-okay.”

As we made our way to our seats, I could hear Mariah and her minions giggling amongst themselves. I decided to just pay them no mind as I took my seat. I’m just going to ignore them because it won’t do me any good if I paid them any attention.

I didn’t notice Jared anywhere in the classroom, and I was both relieved and sad at the same time. Relieved that I won’t have to worry about how I’ll deal with him, but sad that I won’t get to see him as often as I’d like.

The teacher was about to start his class when Jared appeared at the door carrying a note. I heard the girls giggling as they wondered who the good looking guy was. The teacher looked at the note and asked “Aren’t you supposed to be at Mr. Magno’s class? Why did you transfer?”

Jared just shrugged his shoulders and didn’t say anything. The teacher didn’t prod him any longer and just said “Class, you have a new classmate. He transferred here recently. Mr. Montemayor, why don’t you introduce yourself.

The class has never been as quiet as it has as everyone paid attention to the gorgeous man in front of them while waiting for him to introduce himself.